Chapter 632 What crime should be committed?
When he opened his eyes again, Chu Shengrui's eyes were stern, "You took a child from outside and pretended that it was Liang's child. You are really bold!"
"All of a sudden, you want to propose a marriage between Anle and Liang Xuelin. Anle is the eldest princess, and you don't want to choose any of the young talents in the court, but you insist on choosing Liang Xuelin as your consort. I'm afraid that Liang knows about your plan and is using it to threaten you to ensure the glory of the Liang family. In order to consolidate your own and Chu Yunhe's positions, you forced Anle to agree."
"Empress, oh Queen, don't forget that besides being an empress, you are also a mother! You are blinded by greed and for your own selfish interests, you are ruining the rest of Anle's life. Aren't you afraid that Anle will be so upset that she will crash into a wall and die in front of you?"
"In your eyes, besides power and the desire to help Chu Yunhe ascend to the throne of the crown prince, what else do you have in mind?"
The queen's face was pale and she slumped down on the ground. Facing Chu Shengrui's questioning, she couldn't answer a word.
Chu Yunhe was also trembling at this time, but he was still much better than the queen. He kowtowed repeatedly, "Father, please forgive me, father, please forgive me. Mother must not know about this. It must be the idea of that bitch Liang. I will deal with her now."
"At this point, the evidence is irrefutable, and you are still defending your mother. Do you think I will believe you?" Chu Shengrui looked at Chu Yunhe, who was still stubborn, and anger gradually rose in his eyes. "You wantonly win over court officials in the court, and you are in cahoots with you. Do you think I really don't know?"
"Your Highness, I just want to share your worries..."
"You form a clique for personal gain, enrich yourself, support those who cling to you, and secretly frame those who don't obey you. Do you think this is helping me? I think you are clearly plotting to seize the throne and replace me!"
Chu Shengrui shouted, "The Fourth Prince is suppressing bandits in Lu, but Zhu Shisan knows everything. You must have been involved in this. Do you want to kill the Fourth Prince and eliminate a threat to ensure that you can secure your position as the Crown Prince?"
"How can you be punished for killing your brothers and sisters like this?"
Chu Yunhe's face instantly lost all color.
Everyone knows...
Chu Shengrui actually knew everything he had done.
It's all over.
Chu Yunhe's head was buzzing. He didn't know how to answer, let alone whether he should continue to argue.
Seeing the Queen and Chu Yunhe at this moment, Chu Shengrui stood up and said, "Queen, as the Empress, you are not worthy of your position. It is not easy for you to continue to be the head of the Empress. I hereby decree that the Queen will be demoted to a talented person. From now on, you will be imprisoned in the cold palace for life."
"The eldest prince Chu Yunhe, as a brother, has no compassion and cruelly kills his brothers. As a son, he has no respect and intends to seek the position of crown prince. From today on, all his positions will be dismissed and he will be confined to the palace. He is not allowed to leave without the emperor's order."
"Yes!" Someone has responded.
Chu Yunhe glanced at the Queen and Chu Yunhe, who were both stunned, and left in anger.
The Queen and Chu Yunhe, mother and son, looked at each other, then hugged each other and burst into tears.
The news that the queen was deposed and Chu Yunhe was imprisoned spread throughout the harem and even the entire capital at lightning speed, becoming the topic of conversation for everyone in the capital after dinner.
"This queen is really abominable. She just found a child and wanted to pretend that he was the eldest grandson of the emperor. Isn't she afraid of retribution and going to hell after death?"
"Not only that, I heard that the Empress had originally invited this Liang to come, and told the public that she would bring prosperity to her husband and the country, in order to get the Emperor to pass the throne to the eldest prince. Not only did they praise the eldest prince, they also said that Miss Luo had bad luck, and delayed Miss Luo's marriage to the fourth prince in vain."
"This queen is truly utterly heartless. She deserves to be deposed. She is truly unworthy of being a queen."
"Of course she is not worthy. She was born in a poor family, so her horizons are not broad. If she could be virtuous, according to the emperor's benevolent nature, no matter how much he dotes on Concubine Hui, he would still respect the queen. But she can't see through this at all, and makes things difficult for Concubine Hui everywhere. She even wants to plot against the fourth prince. Tsk tsk..."
"But speaking of this, the queen has been deposed and the eldest prince has been imprisoned. Logically, the queen's position cannot be left vacant. Who do you think will take the queen's position?"
"Who's going to sit here? Of course it's..."
"Hush, you dare to speculate about the emperor's will, are you really going to die? When the emperor appoints the empress, we will know who the empress is. Why are you making so many guesses?"
"That's what happened..."
Therefore, due to concerns about this matter, no one dared to discuss it any further. They just gave each other a look that said "you know" and laughed it off.
But soon, everyone had something to talk about again, and they were able to discuss it with confidence.
That is, Chu Jinnian was granted marriage.
The Empress Dowager decreed that Chu Jinnian and Princess Ninghe should get married, and the wedding date was set for August of the following year.
Chu Jinnian was already a hot topic in the capital because of the Prince of Qi and the former Princess of Qi. He was also the focus of attention because of his handsomeness and elegant demeanor as an adult. Now that he was suddenly going to get married, and the other party was the newly-conferred Princess Ninghe, people were even more curious about why the Queen Mother had such an order.
"I heard that the marriage of the prince of Qi was arranged by the princess of Qi before, so the queen mother had to follow the princess of Qi's wishes, which is why the marriage was granted."
"But the Ninghe County Lady sounds noble, but she comes from a farming family. The Prince of Qi is a truly noble man, and marrying a country girl... Tsk tsk, what on earth was the Princess of Qi thinking, planning such a marriage for her son?"
"You don't know this, right? I heard something. It is said that although the Ninghe County Lady was born in a peasant family, she is very smart and well-educated. Not to mention the waterwheel, even the current submarine fire soldiers were proposed by the Ninghe County Lady. And the soap we use every day and the preserved eggs we eat are all made by the Ninghe County Lady. Just think about it, how capable is the Ninghe County Lady? Is she not worthy of the Prince of Qi?"
"That's right. The late princess is the legitimate daughter of the Qiao family and has excellent taste. Since it was arranged by the late princess, the bride must have been carefully selected."
"Now that you put it that way, it seems to be the case..."
Inside the Anqing Palace.
"The Empress Dowager's decree has been issued. I think you should feel at ease now." Chu Yunzhao joked.
"Not bad." Chu Jinnian picked up the teacup in his hand, "Originally, this was just the icing on the cake."
The arranged marriage was just to announce to the world that he was going to get married, not to get anyone's approval or affirmation.
After all, no matter what, he will only spend his life with her, and he doesn't need anyone's nod.
Thanks to the book friends "6***21", "Tianxueying", "Mansha", "Nianhua Fusheng", "Dream", "Hongxiu Book Friends 15125644559116258" for their monthly votes. Thank you for your support~ (End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com